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Thank you for the update but just one problem on the name Vesper...
I noticed that you change the gender of the name from "Masculine & Feminine" to just "Masculine" on the name Vesper and removed the usage "Popular Culture" in the latest update. Why is that?https://www.behindthename.com/name/vesper

This message was edited 6/11/2023, 3:39 AM

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Trying to be consistent with other entries on the site, the character of Vesper is not notable enough to warrant the popular culture usage. The feminine gender had been assigned to the popular culture usage.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I think the James Bond character is whom 99% of all people think of when they hear the name Vesper. I didn't even know it could also be masculine and the female character is extremely well-known.
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Haven’t any of you seen Spaceballs???
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It is being used in England & Wales for girls. Source:https://names.darkgreener.com/#vesper
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It's important to recognize that it was used on only 8 girls in the UK in 2021, ranking it #2942. In the US in 2022 there were 64 girls given the name, ranking it #2667. It's still very rare in the English-speaking world. However, it is seemingly on the rise, so perhaps it could be labelled English in the future...
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Even though Vesper from Casino Royale is not notable enough, I think the feminine gender should be re-added due to the fact she helped popularise the name for females in both the US and the Netherlands after 2006, the year of the second film adaptation.Sources:-https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/vesper/ (USA statistics)-https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Vesper (Dutch statistics)
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Yes, Dutch feminine usage could be added to the name (for next update).
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